HallmarkDB
    MoviesPeopleGuidesChatWatch Talking Hallmark on YouTube
    1. Home
    2. People
    3. Melissa Peterman
    Melissa Peterman headshot

    Melissa Peterman

    Actress·Active 2018–2025
    View on IMDbView on TMDB

    Career at a glance

    4Hallmark films

    3 at Christmas

    Weirdness5.0 / 10

    Right on the Hallmark median

    Most recent

    Haul Out the Halloween2025

    Everything Melissa has done for Hallmark, from A Gingerbread Romance (2018) right through to Haul Out the Halloween (2025).

    Follow & about Melissa

    • X@Followtheblonde
    • Official siteaskmelissapeterman.com
    From
    Minneapolis
    Melissa Peterman is an American actress, television host and comedian. She has played the role of Barbra Jean in the television comedy series Reba, appeared as Bonnie Wheeler in the ABC Family/Freeform series Baby Daddy, and was host of ABC Family's Dancing Fools, ABC's Bet on Your Baby, and CMT's The Singing Bee. From 2017 to 2024, she played Brenda Sparks in The Big Bang Theory spinoff series Young Sheldon. Since September 2023, she has been the host of the television game show Person, Place or Thing. It was announced she was cast in the Reba McEntire-led sitcom Happy's Place on NBC which premiered on October 18, 2024.
    From Wikipedia

    Melissa’s signature

    Across 4 films, Melissa almost always leans into Christmas.

    • Christmas3 films
    • enemies-to-lovers2 films

    3 films

    Melissa has shared more Hallmark sets with Eliza Hayes Maher than with anyone else.

    3 films, one enduring on-screen pairing.

    On-screen partners

    Eliza Hayes Maher headshot
    Frequent co-star

    Melissa’s most frequent on-screen partner is Eliza Hayes Maher, with 3 films together.

    • Haul Out the Halloween (2025)·
    • Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up (2023)·
    • Haul Out the Holly (2022)
    • Ellen Travolta3
    • Lacey Chabert3
    • Laura Wardle3
    • Peter Jacobson3
    • Stephen Tobolowsky3

    Where Melissa fits in

    The corners of the Hallmark universe Melissa keeps turning up in. Each one is a full ranked guide.

    • 🧁Baking & cooking movies
    • 💢Enemies to lovers

    All 4 movies

    Newest first

    2020s

    3 films
    • 2025Haul Out the HalloweenActress as Pamela Bevans · SuburbNot ratedWeird 6/10
    • 2023Haul Out the Holly: Lit UpActress as Pamela · ChristmasNot ratedWeird 5/10
    • 2022Haul Out the HollyActress as Pamela · Christmas6.0Weird 5/10

    2010s

    1 film
    • 2018A Gingerbread RomanceActress as Linda · Christmas5.6Weird 4/10

    Melissa’s standouts

    • Haul Out the Halloween poster
      WeirdestHaul Out the Halloween (2025)

      The strangest of the bunch — 6/10 on our weirdness scale

    In pictures

    A quick look at Melissa’s Hallmark run — headshot and the posters fans know best.

    • Melissa Peterman headshotMelissa Peterman
    • Haul Out the Halloween poster
    • Haul Out the Holly: Lit Up poster
    • Haul Out the Holly poster
    • A Gingerbread Romance poster

    Beyond Hallmark

    Where else you might recognise Melissa from — notable roles outside the Hallmark catalogue.

    • Young Sheldonas Brenda Sparks
      2017 · TV
    • Here Comes the Boomas Lauren Voss
      2012
    • Baby Daddyas Bonnie Wheeler
      2012 · TV
    • Last Man Standingas Celia "CeCe"Powers
      2011 · TV
    • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guideas Mrs. Splitz
      2004 · TV
    • How Highas Mrs. Sheila Cain
      2001
    • Johnny Bravoas Becky (voice)
      1997 · TV
    • Fargoas Hooker #2
      1996

    Melissa’s creative circle

    Most directed by

    • Maclain Nelson3 films
    • Christopher Sey2 films

    Who Melissa works with

    The cast and crew Melissa keeps ending up on set with — the regular faces you’ll recognise from one film to the next.

    Melissa Peterman's most frequent co-stars, sized by shared filmsEliza Hayes Maher: 3 films togetherEliza Hayes Mah…3 filmsEllen Travolta: 3 films togetherEllen Travolta3 filmsLacey Chabert: 3 films togetherLacey Chabert3 filmsLaura Wardle: 3 films togetherLaura Wardle3 filmsPeter Jacobson: 3 films togetherPeter Jacobson3 filmsStephen Tobolowsky: 3 films togetherStephen Tobolow…3 filmsWalter Platz: 3 films togetherWalter Platz3 films

    Movies by year

    Melissa Peterman Hallmark movies by release year120182019202020211202212023202412025

    People also ask

    How many Hallmark movies has Melissa Peterman been in?
    We have 4 Hallmark movies on file for Melissa Peterman, spanning 2018–2025.
    What kind of Hallmark movies is Melissa Peterman known for?
    Melissa is best known for Christmas movies, often with enemies-to-lovers.
    What is Melissa Peterman's most popular Hallmark movie?
    Haul Out the Holly (2022) has more audience votes than any other Melissa Peterman Hallmark film, so it's the one most people have actually seen.
    Who does Melissa Peterman usually star with?
    Melissa has shared 3 films with Eliza Hayes Maher, their most frequent Hallmark co-star.
    Is Melissa Peterman still making Hallmark movies?
    Yes — the most recent Melissa Hallmark film we have is from 2025, so the credits keep coming.
    How many Hallmark Christmas movies has Melissa Peterman made?
    Melissa Peterman turns up in 3 Hallmark Christmas movies.
    What was Melissa Peterman's first Hallmark movie?
    The earliest Melissa Hallmark title we have is A Gingerbread Romance (2018).
    Where is Melissa Peterman from?
    Melissa is from Minneapolis.
    What does Melissa Peterman do in Hallmark movies?
    Melissa Peterman works on Hallmark films as actress.

    Data & sources

    Melissa’s filmography, credits and ratings are compiled from IMDb, TMDB and Wikipedia, then checked and tidied by the Talking Hallmark team. Last updated June 2026.

    Catalogue curated by Alanna of Talking Hallmark. About the project

    Talking Hallmark

    Love talking about these as much as watching them?

    So do we. Come hang out on the Talking Hallmark channel, where we dig into movies just like this one, episode after episode.

    Watch the latest episode
    I watched Hallmark’s WORST Christmas movie (so you don’t have to)

    “I watched Hallmark’s WORST Christmas movie (so you don’t have to)”

    HallmarkDB

    The complete Hallmark movie database. Built to surface the unusual ones, as the research desk for the Talking Hallmark YouTube channel.

    Curated by Alanna of Talking Hallmark.

    Explore

    • Movies
    • People
    • Database
    • Guides
    • Chat
    • About

    Browse

    • Christmas Movies
    • Most Unusual
    • Hidden Gems
    • Royal Romance
    • Time Travel
    • Small Town Stories

    Talking Hallmark

    • Watch on YouTube
    • Christmas Guide
    • Unusual Movies Guide
    © 2026 HallmarkDBAn independent fan project, not affiliated with Hallmark Media.